Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 1.32%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.97%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Technip (PA:TECF), which rose 2.33% or 1.23 points to trade at 53.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) added 0.43% or 0.45 points to end at 104.90 and Danone SA (PA:DANO) was down 0.35% or 0.24 points to 68.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AXA SA (PA:AXAF), which fell 3.06% or 0.55 points to trade at 17.45 at the close. Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) declined 3.40% or 1.04 points to end at 29.70 and Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) was down 1.58% or 0.74 points to 46.29.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which rose 2.07% to 61.250, Technip (PA:TECF) which was up 2.33% to settle at 53.92 and Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which gained 1.27% to close at 7.79.
The worst performers were SCOR SE (PA:SCOR) which was down 3.02% to 24.85 in late trade, AXA SA (PA:AXAF) which lost 3.06% to settle at 17.45 and Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) which was down 3.40% to 29.70 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 381 to 239 and 112 ended unchanged.
Shares in Technip (PA:TECF) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.33% or 1.23 to 53.92. Shares in SCOR SE (PA:SCOR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.02% or 0.78 to 24.85. Shares in Technip (PA:TECF) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.33% or 1.23 to 53.92.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.96% to 19.96.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.67% or 9.15 to $1348.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.10% or 0.05 to hit $48.27 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.33% or 0.17 to trade at $50.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.33% to 1.1316, while EUR/GBP rose 0.61% to 0.8675.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.49% at 94.57.